1. Jorge Acosta – Augustana College Suzanne Broski – St. Xavier University Naomi Ewing – Woodlands Academy Sandie Gilbert – Stonehill College Eric Gilbert – Deerfield High School Maloree Johnson – St. Xavier University IACAC Conference – May 4, 2012

2. High School to NCAA  3.1% - Men’s Basketball  3.5% - Women’s Basketball  6.0% - Football  6.4% - Baseball  10.6% - Ice Hockey  5.6% - Men’s Soccer Estimated statistics from www.ncaa.orgwww.ncaa.org Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

3. NCAA to Professional Sports  1.2% - Men’s Basketball  0.9% - Women’s Basketball  1.7% - Football  8.9% - Baseball  3.8% - Ice Hockey  1.6% - Men’s Soccer Estimated statistics from www.ncaa.org www.ncaa.org Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

4. I III II Club 167,089 student-athletes 169,702 student-athletes 93,510 student-athletes www.ncaa.org Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

5.  2000 – 2001 81,423 student-athletes  2009 – 2010 169,702 student-athletes There is a school and varsity program for most student- athletes if the school is the right fit www.ncaa.org Estimated 2,000,000 student-athletes are playing club sports in college www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/sports/02club.htm l Provided by Ross Grippi, Baldwin-Wallace College

6. 51 Respondents ◦ 52.9% male; 47.1% female ◦ 43.1% current high school seniors ◦ Most (68%) interested in NCAA Div. III ◦ Wide range of sports represented

7.  Most (45.8%) began the athletic recruiting process in 11 th grade  Most common method of communication was email  55.8% considered not pursuing sport in college

8. Who initiated most of the communication?

10.  Beginning the athletic search  Communication  Type  Frequency  With whom  Schools visited  What impressed me most/why  How my criteria changed (or didn’t) over time  Experience with merit money  Pressure to commit  Most difficult part of the process  Final answer – why I chose my college

11.  Prospective athlete questionnaire/follow-up  Subjective vs. non-subjective sports  Athletic safety schools  Research specific team programs  Introductory email  Athletic schedule  Recruiting tape  Extremely effective  Must not be professional  Youtube  Examples

12.  Camps  Personal connections  Clarify recruiting time-frame  Official/unofficial visits  Sample phrases to utilize (handout)

13.  Importance of student initiating/maintaining contact  Parental role  Assuming interest level of coach  Playing time  Scholarship and merit money  Effect of non-communication ◦ By college ◦ By student

14.  Working with “deadlines”  Notify all coaches  Enrollment deposit as commitment

15.  NCAA Recruiting Calendar/Guides  http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL _CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/legislation+and+governance/eligi bility+and+recruiting/recruiting/recruiting+calendars/ind ex.html http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL _CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/legislation+and+governance/eligi bility+and+recruiting/recruiting/recruiting+calendars/ind ex.html  NCAA High School Portal:  https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/links?linksSubmit=S howActiveLinks https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/links?linksSubmit=S howActiveLinks  Guide for the college bound student athlete  Which colleges sponsor which sports  Rankings/statistics  Eligibility rules and worksheet  Presentations for counselors and students  More

16. Questions/Discussion